Report to the General Meetivg. 
1. That the next examination shall commence on Tuesday, 
April 18, 1871. 
2. That the forms of entry, duly filled up, together with a 
certificate of general education, must be forwarded to 
the Secretary by March 1, 1871. 
3. That no candidate shall be eligible for the Society's 
Prizes who has completed his 21st year previous to the 
said March 1 ; but that any candidate, irrespective of 
age, may compete for the Society's certificates, 
4. That the Prizes for aggregate merit, to be awarded to 
successful candidates who are eligible and are placed in 
the first-class, shall be : — 1st Prize, 25/. ; 2nd, 10^. ; 
3rd, U. 
The Council have watched with apprehension the spread of 
Rinderpest on the Continent ; but the establishment of waterside 
markets, the slaughter of cattle from the scheduled countries 
at the port of landing, and the inspection which the animals 
undergo before embarkation and after their arrival in this 
country, encourage them to hope that we may escape another 
outbreak of the Cattle-Plague in England. 
By order of the Council, 
H. M. Jenkins, 
Secretary. 
